Young Animation 1 (Rep.)

The Young Animation Competition (YA) shows selected animated short films made by students of international film and art schools. Young animation artists from 24 countries tell touching stories, create fantastic worlds and open new perspectives.

Sog (Sog)

Regie Director: Jonatan Schwenk / Deutschland / 06/2017 / 00:10:14 min. / Verleih Distribution:

After a flood, some fish got stuck in old trees. In danger of drying-out they scream sharply. Woken up by the noise, the inhabitants of a nearby cave don’t feel happy about the unintended gathering.

Voyagers (Voyagers)

Regie Director: Gauthier Ammeux, Valentine Baillon, Benjamin Chaumény, Alexandre Dumez, Léa Finucci, Marina Roger / Frankreich / 06/2017 / 00:07:33 min. / Produktion Production: École MoPA / Weltvertrieb World Sales: YUMMY FILMS

A tiger, escaping his hunter, ends up in a space station occupied by an astronaut and his goldfish…

Bloem? (Flower Found!)

Regie Director: Jorn Leeuwerink / Niederlande / 07/2017 / 00:06:46 min.

A beautiful red flower stands in the middle of the forest. When it suddenly disappears the mouse is very sad. A bird takes the mouse around the forest to search for the flower and other animals join in too. Will they ever find the flower?

The Market of Lost Things (The Market of Lost Things)

Regie Director: Christelle Serrano, Zaide Kutay / Schweiz / 07/2017 / 00:06:19 min.

There’s a place where creatures of all kinds gather. A place to find mislaid and forgotten objects. This place is called “The Market of Lost Things“.

Obvious (Obvious)

Regie Director: Alma W. Bär / Belgien / 02/2017 / 00:01:09 min.

An observation at the sea. But who is the observer, who the observed? What is true? And who can ever tell?

Plody mraků (The Fruits of Clouds)

Regie Director: Kateřina Karhánková / Tschechien / 06/2017 / 00:10:00 min.

The Story of a little Furry, who will make a great discovery by overcoming the fear of the unknown.

Lotus Lantern (Lotus Lantern)

Regie Director: Xingpei Shen / China, USA / 05/2017 / 00:06:30 min.

A peek into the wax lotus. “Lotus Lantern“ is a tribute to late Chinese singer Zhou Xuan, a missing link between the filmmaker’s queer identity and Chinese heritage.

Sou Louž (Relation Splash)

Regie Director: Josef Žárský / Tschechien / 01/2017 / 00:02:17 min.

The wanderer walks through the inhospitable landscape. After he found a shelter he meets a strange element.

Ükskord igavuse väljadel (Once in the Fields of Boredom)

Regie Director: Teele Strauss / Estland / 05/2017 / 00:05:20 min.

A story about a couple whose life together has come to an end – they struggle with boredom.

Fuse (Fuse)

Regie Director: Malaeke Farhangadib / Deutschland / 07/2017 / 00:06:56 min. / Produktion Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

A mousetrap snaps shut. A dusty town square awakens. A group of men debate how to kill the animal in the little box – each trying to outdo the others’ increasingly sadistic fantasies. Until a stranger suggests letting the creature loose. A voice of reason? Or the sickest manipulator of them all?

Last Dance (Last Dance)

Regie Director: Peter Zhaoyu Zhou / USA / 2017 / 00:02:49 min.

“Last Dance“ is an experimental film about a romance from ancient China – Farewell My Concubine, in a way of Peking Opera – one of China’s traditional performing arts.

Future Thoughts (Future Thoughts)

Regie Director: Loek Vugs / Niederlande / 08/2017 / 00:02:59 min.

“Future Thoughts“ is an experimental short film showing a collection of ideas about everyday life and new technologies set in the near future. Director Loek Vugs has a great interest for science, technology, architecture and the future. For his graduation film he decided to combine and show them all together in one short mosaic story.

The Northeast Kingdom (The Northeast Kingdom)

Regie Director: Alan Jennings / USA / 05/2017 / 00:07:49 min.

A small tight-knit New England community is shaken by the arrival of a newcomer. Meanwhile, a mystical creature quietly affects the lives of the locals.

Gość (The Guest)

Regie Director: Aleksander Józefczyk / Polen / 2017 / 00:02:20 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Krakow Film Foundation

„The Guest” breaks borders between real and created world and changes the perspective of our perception. A man tries to paint a picture, but it troubles him in a very unexpected way. An alien man from the painted reality doesn’t agree with those interruptions into his world, and visits the painter.